Architecture of the .NET Framework

The
.NET Framework development platform introduces many new concepts, technologies,
and terms. The goal of this chapter is to
give an overview of the .NET Framework: to show how it is architected, to
introduce some of the new technologies, and to define many of the new terms. I’ll
also take you through the process of building your source code into an
application or a set of redistributable components (types), and then explain
how these components execute.......